Snippets and insights on Gaza

JVL Introduction

We post below, without further comment, a selection of the many, many interesting posts and comments that are appearing on social media.

It is easy to condemn Hamas atrocities that we have no role in.

But it seems hard to condemn Israeli war crimes precisely because our political and media class supports them.

Do the difficult thing: loudly oppose British complicity in Israel turning Gaza into rubble. pic.twitter.com/z4HlCtUmsy

— James Schneider (@schneiderhome) October 12, 2023

I keep thinking how crazy it would be if an Arab country kept 2.3 million Jewish people in a cage, half children, cut off their electricity & water then indiscriminately bombed them. Beyond comprehension the anti-Muslim bigotry that makes the world applaud this as justified

— Abby Martin (@AbbyMartin) October 12, 2023

I condemn every killing with equal passion. What I refuse to do is to join the ritualistic condemnation of one side whose very purpose is to take the side of a state cynically, intertemporally and brutally imposing Apartheid over many decades. This is no different to 1981 when as… https://t.co/7kyyj23rB2

— Yanis Varoufakis (@yanisvaroufakis) October 12, 2023

When Keir Starmer ran for the Labour leadership, his 4th pledge was to:

"put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice."

Now he won't even back international law against war crimes … pic.twitter.com/RasAwVRNm8

— Andrew Fisher (@FisherAndrew79) October 12, 2023

https://twitter.com/taj_ali1/status/1712240901932609885?s=58&t=jPwg5aqCOILq_mvL_6M_CQ

New piece from me, written with love for everyone in grief right now.

It has a simple message:

"Side with the child over the gun every single time, no matter whose gun and no matter whose child."

Moral consistency ≠ Moral equivalency. 💔https://t.co/7D9B6S3P9j

— Naomi Klein (@NaomiAKlein) October 11, 2023

Biden lied about seeing images of beheaded children. LIED ABOUT SEEING IMAGES OF BEHEADED CHILDREN. This is all about manufacturing consent for genocide in Gaza. I cannot wrap my head around the profound implications of this. https://t.co/0fJ6l81gvR

— Maureen Murphy (@maureenclarem) October 12, 2023

"Israel has a duty to turn on water and electricity."

Conservative MP @AliciaKearns tells @AndrewMarr9 that Israel need to follow their duties 'under international humanitarian law,' and says for the UK to continue its support 'they need to stop the siege.' pic.twitter.com/N9xFfAVolT

— LBC (@LBC) October 12, 2023

I stand with innocent Israeli civilians who grieve their loved ones that have been killed or are still missing.
I stand with Israelis who have for years fought for equal rights for Palestinians
I stand with Israelis who abhor a government that commits the crime of apartheid1/2

— Sayeeda Warsi (@SayeedaWarsi) October 11, 2023

I stand with Israelis who every month provide me with briefings to campaign 2 end the occupation I stand with Israeli friends who are ridiculed &attacked by illegal settlers for speaking the truth I stand with every decent Israeli who sees Palestinians as equal human beings 2/3

I stand for Israelis who fight to stop Palestinian homes from being demolished I stand for Israelis that are disgusted at the far right hate mongering they see in Israeli politics And it’s for these Israelis that I will always fight for a safe & secure Israel as their home3/3

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